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Volume 2 Issue 4 (October- December, 2014)

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Assessment of hsCRP level before and after Orthopedic Implant Surgery- A Clinical Study
Vinod Kumar

Background: Orthopedics deals with all type of bone diseases. Early detection of an infection may prevent substantial problems later. The present study was conducted to assess the hs CRP levels before and after orthopedic implant surgery. Materials & Methods: The present study was conducted on of 42 patients requiring orthopedic implant surgery. All the patients who required orthopedic implant were analyzed for hs CRP. The level of hsCRP was assessed 1 day prior to the surgery and then at 2 weeks, 3 weeks, 4 weeks and 6 weeks after surgery. Results were analyzed statistically. P value less than 0.05 was considered significant. Results: Age group 20-40 years had 8 males and 7 females, 40-60 years had 10 males and 8 females and >60 years had 4 males and 5 females. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). hS CRP level (mg/Dl) 1 day before surgery was 10 and 12 in males and females respectively. After 2 weeks, it was 165 and 140 in males and females respectively. After 3 weeks, it decreased to 130 and 115 in males and females respectively. After 4 weeks, it was 80 and 65 in males and females respectively. After 6 weeks, it was 14 and 10 in males and females respectively. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion: CRP is the basic inflammatory parameter in orthopedic surgery. Its level rises in first few days after surgery then decline steadily. It is only a laboratory parameter and must always be correlated with clinical signs of infection.
Key words: Implant, inflammatory, Orthopedic.

Corresponding author: Dr. Vinod Kumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedics, NIMS Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

This article may be cited as:  Kumar V. Assessment of hsCRP level before and after Orthopedic Implant Surgery- A Clinical Study. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2014;2(4):187-189.

 
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